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Bruce Lev

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · TX · Apr 28, 2009 → May 18, 2011

2deals (issuers)
$2.77Mreported sold
24investors
7Form D filings
2009–2011years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:18 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Bruce Lev is listed as a director on 7 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Apr 2009 and May 2011: Open Labs, Inc. (Austin, TX — other technology — 2009; $2.52M reported sold to 16 investors) and VARSITY MEDIA GROUP INC (Austin, TX — telecommunications — 2009–2011; $256K reported sold to 8 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 2 years. Across those companies the filings report $2.77M sold in total.

Listed alongside Cliff Mountain (4 shared filings), James Hamilton Coleman (4 shared filings), John Paulos (4 shared filings), Ken Hashman (4 shared filings), Mansoor Ghori (4 shared filings) and 3 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Bruce. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 1 record came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 7 public filings for Bruce Lev and found 17 differences, 4 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; Investor count went down between filings; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Bruce Lev has not run yet — it is joining a line of 16,430 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:18 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Bruce Lev..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Bruce W Lev and Erica S Lev closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 99-11235 · Filed Apr 8, 1999 · Closed Aug 3, 1999
Role of Bruce W Lev and Erica S Lev: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-08-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:18 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

17 differences found between the filings for Bruce Lev — 4 worth asking about (compared 7 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Dec 3, 2009

Amount sold went down between filings — Open Labs, Inc.

The Dec 3, 2009 filing says $2,516,416 sold; the Dec 3, 2009 Form D says $2,173,902 sold — $342,514 less.

What this means Amounts sold normally only go up as a raise continues. A drop can mean investors were refunded, a figure was corrected, or an earlier number was wrong. Ask the sponsor which it was.

Sources
Worth asking · Dec 3, 2009

Amount sold went down between filings — Open Labs, Inc.

The Dec 3, 2009 filing says $2,516,416 sold; the Dec 3, 2009 Form D/A says $2,173,902 sold — $342,514 less.

What this means Amounts sold normally only go up as a raise continues. A drop can mean investors were refunded, a figure was corrected, or an earlier number was wrong. Ask the sponsor which it was.

Sources
Worth asking · Dec 3, 2009

Investor count went down between filings — Open Labs, Inc.

The Dec 3, 2009 filing reports 16 investors; the Dec 3, 2009 Form D/A reports 15 investors.

What this means Investor counts normally only grow. A smaller number can mean investors left or were refunded, or a count was corrected. Ask the sponsor what happened.

Sources
Worth asking · Dec 3, 2009

Investor count went down between filings — Open Labs, Inc.

The Dec 3, 2009 filing reports 15 investors; the Dec 3, 2009 Form D/A reports 9 investors.

What this means Investor counts normally only grow. A smaller number can mean investors left or were refunded, or a count was corrected. Ask the sponsor what happened.

Sources
Note · Jul 24, 2009 – Aug 28, 2009

Form D filed 35 days after the first sale — VARSITY MEDIA GROUP INC

The filing says the first sale was Jul 24, 2009. The Form D was filed Aug 28, 2009 — 35 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 20 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Mar 31, 2009 – Apr 28, 2009

Form D filed 28 days after the first sale — VARSITY MEDIA GROUP INC

The filing says the first sale was Mar 31, 2009. The Form D was filed Apr 28, 2009 — 28 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 13 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Dec 3, 2009

Offering amount changed between filings — Open Labs, Inc.

The Dec 3, 2009 filing says $2,516,416 offered; the Dec 3, 2009 Form D says an indefinite amount.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · Dec 3, 2009

Offering amount changed between filings — Open Labs, Inc.

The Dec 3, 2009 filing says an indefinite amount offered; the Dec 3, 2009 Form D/A says $2,516,416.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · Dec 3, 2009

Offering amount changed between filings — Open Labs, Inc.

The Dec 3, 2009 filing says $2,516,416 offered; the Dec 3, 2009 Form D/A says an indefinite amount.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · May 3, 2011 – May 18, 2011

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — VARSITY MEDIA GROUP INC (latest filing May 18, 2011)

The latest filing for this offering is dated May 18, 2011 (first sale May 3, 2011). It reports $216,000 sold of $1,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Nov 24, 2009 – Dec 3, 2009

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Open Labs, Inc. (latest filing Dec 3, 2009)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 3, 2009 (first sale Nov 24, 2009). It reports $2,173,902 sold of an indefinite amount offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Mar 31, 2009 – Aug 28, 2009

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — VARSITY MEDIA GROUP INC (latest filing Aug 28, 2009)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Aug 28, 2009 (first sale Mar 31, 2009). It reports $255,900 sold of $500,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Feb 14, 2023 – Jan 7, 2026

Same name, different state: "Bruce Lev" (MA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "Bruce Lev" with address state MA, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by Point Wild Holdings, Inc. (Jan 7, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Apr 28, 2009 to May 18, 2011; the other runs Feb 14, 2023 to Jan 7, 2026.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Jan 11, 2017 – Jun 20, 2023

Same name, different state: "Bruce Lev" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "Bruce Lev" with address state NY, is listed on 5 filings — most recently by BETTERHEALTHCARE INC. (Jun 20, 2023). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Apr 28, 2009 to May 18, 2011; the other runs Jan 11, 2017 to Jun 20, 2023.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Oct 17, 2016 – Jan 6, 2022

Same name, different state: "Bruce Lev" (VA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "Bruce Lev" with address state VA, is listed on 5 filings — most recently by Gravy Analytics, Inc. (Jan 6, 2022). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Apr 28, 2009 to May 18, 2011; the other runs Oct 17, 2016 to Jan 6, 2022.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Jan 29, 2016 – Dec 6, 2019

Same name, different state: "Bruce Lev" (CT) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "Bruce Lev" with address state CT, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by BIOWAVE CORP (Dec 6, 2019). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Apr 28, 2009 to May 18, 2011; the other runs Jan 29, 2016 to Dec 6, 2019.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Jul 9, 2009 – Feb 22, 2013

Same name, different state: "BRUCE LEV" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "BRUCE LEV" with address state CA, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by VeriTainer CORP (Feb 22, 2013). Both records have filings in the same period (Jul 9, 2009 to May 18, 2011).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

0 of 3 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $50,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
May 18, 2011 D
VARSITY MEDIA GROUP INC
File 021-160007
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 3, 2009 D/A
Open Labs, Inc.
File 021-136582
$0$0$0
No such payments other than compensation to executive officers intheir roles as employees.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 28, 2009 D
VARSITY MEDIA GROUP INC
File 021-97662
$0$0$50,000 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 2

Every issuer that named Bruce Lev on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Telecommunications

VARSITY MEDIA GROUP INC

Austin, TX · Apr 28, 2009 → May 18, 2011 · 3 filings
  • May 18, 2011 · D · $216,000 sold of $1,000,000 · 2 investors · min. $200,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 28, 2009 · D · $255,900 sold of $500,000 · 8 investors · min. $1,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Apr 28, 2009 · D · $0 sold of $500,000 · 0 investors · min. $1,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $256K from 8 investors (26% of the $1M target) as of the latest filing. Bruce is listed as director on 3 filings for this deal.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

Other Technology

Open Labs, Inc.

Austin, TX · Dec 3, 2009 → Dec 3, 2009 · 4 filings
  • Dec 3, 2009 · D/A · $2,173,902 sold of Indefinite · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 3, 2009 · D/A · $2,516,416 sold of $2,516,416 · 15 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 3, 2009 · D · $2,173,902 sold of Indefinite · 16 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 3, 2009 · D · $2,516,416 sold of $2,516,416 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $2.52M from 16 investors as of the latest filing. Bruce is listed as director on 4 filings for this deal.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

Other pages with the same name (6)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Bruce Lev — MA, 2 issuers, Feb 14, 2023 → Jan 7, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • BRUCE LEV — CA, 1 issuer, Jul 9, 2009 → Feb 22, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • Bruce Lev — CT, 1 issuer, Jan 29, 2016 → Dec 6, 2019 · no shared issuer
  • Bruce Lev — VA, 1 issuer, Oct 17, 2016 → Jan 6, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • Bruce Lev — NY, 1 issuer, Jan 11, 2017 → Jun 20, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • BRUCE l LEV — NY, Quebec, Canada (as filed: A8), 1 issuer, Oct 27, 2016 → Jan 18, 2018 · no shared issuer

People around Bruce 8

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

JP
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Person

John Paulos

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 12 other issuers

John Paulos is on 13 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JC
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Person

James Hamilton Coleman

Executive Officer, Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Bruce Lev. Their page shows their other deals.

CM
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Person

Cliff Mountain

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bruce Lev. Their page shows their other deals.

VW
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Person

Victor Wong

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bruce Lev. Their page shows their other deals.

MG
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Person

Mansoor Ghori

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 9 other issuers

Mansoor Ghori is on 10 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

KH
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Person

Ken Hashman

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Bruce Lev. Their page shows their other deals.

KH
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Person

Kelly Hoffman

Director, Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

Kelly Hoffman is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JA
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Person

John F Andrews

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bruce Lev. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

3 other issuers file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 issuers this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Bruce Lev by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Bruce Lev is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Open Labs, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #367,541 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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